Hinge and method of making it



Oct. 25, 1932. v. ODQUIST 1,884,818

. HINGE AND METHOD. OF MAKING IT Filed Aug. 1'. 1927 Patented Oct. 25, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE vrc'roa ODQUIST, or YONKERS, new YORK, ssIGnoR 'ro Amman can comm,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION NEW JERSEY i HINGE AND METHOD OF MAKING- 1']? Application filed August 1, 1927. Serial K61 209368.

This invention relates in general to hinge construction between sheet metal parts, and while the invention will be hereinafter described as embodied in a hinge construct on for connecting a sheet metal glass carrying frame for cracker cans, caddies and the llke, to the body or other box part, it will be apparent that the invention has other and more general application.

A principal object of the inventlon 1s the provision of an improved hinge construction between sheet metal parts, which will enable the provision of an effective, durable hinge, without the use of solder or other fastening medium, and/or other fastening devices.

In the marketing of crackers, biscults, cakes, and the like, it is frequently the custom to pack the product in relatively large rectangular boxes of heavy cardboard, and to supply the retail dealer wlth an attractive sheet metal top adapted to slip over the card board box body, this top being provided wlth a glass carrying hinge lid which protects the contents against dust, flies, and the like, 1n the store. The material of the top is relatively light and resembles in all general respects the top of the usual cracker can of commerce. It comprises a frame arranged to embrace the top of the caddy body, and a flange extending inwardly to form an abutment for the hinge member itself. These tops are used repeatedly, and the hinge construction, both on this account and because of the lightness of the material, should be of substantial strength.

My invention contemplates the provislon of a hinge construction for this and other uses, wherein the hinge member will, reason of its construction and arrangement in the assembly material, stiffen and strengthen the top, and which may be manufactured by merely properly shaping the parts and assembling them in interhooked relation.

Numerous other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it is better understood from the following description,

which, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, dlscloses a preferred embodiment thereof,

In the drawing: 7 y I I Figure 1 is a plan view of a display cover to whicha hinge embodying the present invention is applied; i

.F'g. 2 is a section illustrating the hinge as taken onthe line 22 of Fig.1; r

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line. 33 of Fig. 1; 1

Fi 4 is a view illustrating the relation of the parts in applying the hinge; 1 6o Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1; and i Fig. 6 is a detail view of the hinge looking i at the-inside ofthe cover. i g

Although a preferredembodiment of this invention is shown in connection with a dis-.. play cover, it is obvious that the hinge itself, without any material changes, may be used in varioustypes of closures and: containers, it being particularly adapted for sheet metal construction where one part is connected to another by a simple form of hinge.

Referring more particularly to theidrawing, a display cover is illustrated which comprises a marginal frame 10Yand1a cover11. The frame is preferablycurled at its upper and lower edgesto provide a rounded edge 12 and to enclose a margin Ewire 13. An upper edge 14 ofthe frame is formed with narrow slots .15 at spaced intervals outside of the enclosed margin wire 13 which lines. the inner edge ofthe opening through the cover frame.

The lid 11 is formed with display openings 16 and 17, in one or both of which is a glass 18 held in place at opposite sides of the lid by spring strips 19 hinged in the lid on pivots 20. The outer edge of the lid is also curled to enclose a margin wire 21 which may extend entirely around the lid and at the side about which the lid is to be hinged are spaced recesses 22 in the edge of the lid exposing the margin wire 21 therein for a distance substantially equal to and adjacent the slots 15 in the frame 10.

In order to connect the lid and its frame, a hinge clip 23 of flat sheet metal is folded upon itself and around the margin wire 21 with its extremities fiat together, as shown in Fig. 4. This strip is substantially as wide as the length of the slot 15 in the frame 10, and 100 2 I Q I 1,884,818

thereby clinching the hingi'ng" clips" tightly in place and preventing'them from disen: gagement with the margin frame.

In order to limit the; opening 035 the lid with respect to the frame, cooperating projections 25 and 26 are form'ed in' the lid and frame resp'eetiyelyadj acent the hinges: thereof; which'engagewhen the lid'is raised and limit the opening thereof. I v 7 tbs constnnction ailid; may he hinged to a frame or bodg by means of a hinging I clip which engages-suitable; recesses of the lid and frame and is clinched in the frame at the" sfde o posite the li WithOlilt the necessity of a soldering opejra ti'on. I

It is thought that this invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understoodfrom the foregoingdescription, and it will be apparent that many changes may be made in the liorm, construction and. arrangement of the parts without. departing from the spirit? and scope of the invention or 'saoriicing allot its material a (il vantages the form v im'ent thereof.

Ic'lai mp' v I 111 a sp y c nema avin a flange hereinbeiore described being merely a preand. a margin wire,- a' fi r'ame for: the lid having a fiangewl'thnarrow slots in the edge parallel to and near. saidiwire' and a cli extending around the wire with its en sinserted I through. the slot, and curled away from-each other! inside of the flange on the frame and bearing against said flange by their. end pox,

tiQnsJherebIy avoidingany. angular bendof said ends of the clip.

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